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Volume 47, Issue 9
December 2009
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ISSN 0031-921X
EISSN 1943-4928

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Constant Velocity with Non-Zero Net Force?
John Mallinckrodt
Phys. Teach. 47, 564 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264577
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Newburgh's Response—The Pitfalls of a Subtle Fallacy
Ronald Newburgh
Phys. Teach. 47, 564–565 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264578
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It's All About the Math
Frank Lock
Phys. Teach. 47, 565 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264579
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A Middle Way
Bob Schwartz
Phys. Teach. 47, 565–566 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264580
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Depth and Math in Conceptual Physics
Kenneth W. Ford
Phys. Teach. 47, 566 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264581
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Conceptual Physics has Traction
Evan Jones
Phys. Teach. 47, 566–567 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264582
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Sobel's Response to Ford and Jones
Michael Sobel
Phys. Teach. 47, 567 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264583
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Author's Correction: “Non-Zero Net Force and Constant Velocity: A Study in Mazur's Peer Instruction,” Phys. Teach. 47, 444–445 (Oct. 2009)
Ronald Newburgh
Phys. Teach. 47, 567 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264584
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FIGURING PHYSICS

BUCKET SWING
Paul Hewitt
Phys. Teach. 47, 568 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264585
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PAPERS

Ubiquitous Presenter: A Tablet PC‐based System to Support Instructors and Students
Edward Price; Beth Simon
Phys. Teach. 47, 570–573 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264586
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Optimum Onager: The Classical Mechanics of a Classical Siege Engine
Mark Denny
Phys. Teach. 47, 574–578 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264587
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A Christmas Book from 1875
Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.
Phys. Teach. 47, 579–580 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264588
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Quiz Corrections: Improving Learning by Encouraging Students to Reflect on Their Mistakes
Charles Henderson; Kathleen A. Harper
Phys. Teach. 47, 581–586 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264589
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Note on Magnetism and Simultaneity
Elisha Huggins
Phys. Teach. 47, 587–589 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264590
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Shaping Attitudes Toward Science in an Introductory Astronomy Course
David Wittman
Phys. Teach. 47, 591–594 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264591
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Tension of a Soft Spring in Contact with a Cylinder
Wen‐Tang Lee; Huang‐Wen Hsiao
Phys. Teach. 47, 596–597 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264592
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APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS

Inexpensive Resonance Analysis
Timothy J. Moran; Bradford K. Hill
Phys. Teach. 47, 599–600 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264593
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FERMI QUESTIONS

Fermi Questions
Larry Weinstein
Phys. Teach. 47, 601 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264594
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FOR THE NEW TEACHER

Has Your Textbook Become Your Curriculum?
Patricia Blanton
Phys. Teach. 47, 602–603 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264595
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Who is Teaching High School Physics?
Phys. Teach. 47, 603 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3268768
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PHYSICS CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Happy New Year?
Boris Korsunsky
Phys. Teach. 47, 604 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264596
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YOUTUBE PHYSICS

Catch Wind of This
Diane Riendeau
Phys. Teach. 47, 605 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264597
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LITTLE GEMS

Physics Fun with Jelly Marbles1
Gordon R. Gore
Phys. Teach. 47, 606–607 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264598
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WEBSIGHTS

Happenings and news in physics and astronomy: Stephen Hawking steps down, Michael Green takes up Lucasian Chair at Cambridge
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 47, 608 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264599
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Happenings and news in physics and astronomy: One year anniversary of American Physical Society's Physics News
Gene D. Sprouse
Phys. Teach. 47, 608 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264600
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Happenings and news in physics and astronomy: Astronomy Beat — No doomsday in 2012, lots of profits for purveyors of doom
Andrew Fraknoi
Phys. Teach. 47, 608 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264601
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Some new websites for physics lesson materials and upgrades to favorite: PL Singapore.com
Dan MacIsaac
Phys. Teach. 47, 608 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264602
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Some new websites for physics lesson materials and upgrades to favorite: Steve Spangler Science
Joe Zawicki
Phys. Teach. 47, 608 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264603
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Some new websites for physics lesson materials and upgrades to favorite: Malibu vs. Bel Air collision video by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Ed Gruber
Phys. Teach. 47, 608 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264604
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BOOK REVIEWS

Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius: Hans C. Ohanian
Frank Lock
Phys. Teach. 47, 609–610 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264605
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein Volume 10: The Berlin Years: Correspondence May–December 1920: Diana Kormos Buchwald
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 47, 610 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264606
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein Volume 11: Cumulative Index, Bibliography, List of Correspondence, Chronology, and Errata to Volumes 1–10: A. J. Kox, Tilman Sauer, Diana Kormos Buchwald, Rudy Hirschman, Osik Moses, Benjamin Aronin, & Jennifer Stolper
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 47, 610 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264607
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein Volume 12: The Berlin Years: Correspondence January–December 1921: Diana Kormos Buchwald
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 47, 610 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264608
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: Blip, Ping & Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar: Mark Denny
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 47, 610 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264609
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe — New Edition: Stephen W. Hawking
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 47, 610 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264610
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MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: The Atom and the Apple: Twelve Tales from Contemporary Physics: Sébastien Balibar
John L. Hubisz
Phys. Teach. 47, 610 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3264611
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